Mitt Romney has come forward to say that his being Mormon is not going to influence his role as President. I think if many people really knew what Mormonism teaches, they might believe otherwise.
For one thing, the Mormon church has a prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, who is considered a prophet in the true sense as Abraham. When a person becomes Mormon, they pledge to support and sustain the prophet. Period. What he says goes.
The Mormons believe in the principle of "Eternal Progression." This means that a man can be perfected, and in the celestial kingdom (the penthouse of heaven reserved for Mormons) can become a god, have spirit children, and populate and rule his own planet. If you don't believe me, look this up on their own website, www.lds.org
Type in "eternal progression", "become gods," etc.
A quote I found from this page says:
Some men inherit wealth through the industry of their fathers. Some men are through inheritance raised to worldly thrones, to power, and position, among their fellow men. Some seek for the inheritance of worldly knowledge and renown through the application of their own industry and perseverance; but there is one inheritance which is worth more than all, it is the inheritance of eternal exaltation.
The Scriptures say that eternal life—which is the life possessed by our Eternal Father and his Son Jesus Christ—is the greatest gift of God. Only those shall receive it who are cleansed from all sin. It is promised to those “who overcome by faith, and are sealed by the Holy Spirit of promise, which the Father sheds forth upon all those who are just and true. They are they who are the church of the Firstborn. They are they into whose hands the Father has given all things.” (D&C 76:53–55.)
The third and highest kingdom—the celestial—is where God and Christ dwell. There are, even in this kingdom, different degrees of glory, but it is the privilege of every member of the Church, who will receive and be true to every covenant and obligation, to gain the exaltation. All who gain the highest exaltation, the Lord has said, are made “equal in power, and in might, and in dominion.” All power is given unto them, they become “gods, even the sons of God, wherefore, all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s.” These are made priests and kings.
So no, being Mormon isn't quite the same as Kennedy being Catholic. Mormons believe they can become gods. Catholics don't. I don't want a man who believes he can become a god to be President, do you?
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I honestly do not care. People are always guided by their own beliefs in whatever they do, whether you're religious or not. And things today are so focused on opinion polls, even if he did think he can become a god, I don't think he'd continue in that manner if people were disapproving. Plus, just because he is a mormon does not mean he believes in all that. He was pro-choice in Massachusetts, so he either doesn't subscribe to all of those tenents, or he is willing to do what he feels the people want. That's good enough for me.
And the whole believing he can become a god - that's something he needs to work toward, and is granted only after death. It doesn't mean he can think he will become a god now.
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